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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology solutions and services announced today that its fully owned subsidiary Wavestream marked a key milestone as successfully tested by Global Eagle Entertainment Global Eagle a major In-Flight Connectivity Provider for its IFC high-power transceiver the Aerostream 40Ku achieving DO-160G certification. Production units are planned to be shipped for usage in commercial aircraft starting in the second quarter of 2021.Wavestreams AeroStream 40Ku transceiver is designed for exceptionally high- reliability with a field-reported Mean Time Before Failure MTBF of greater than 30000 flight hours. The high-power transceiver incorporates the latest in Gallium Nitride GaN technology and enables more return bandwidth from the plane back to the satellite than previous generations. The successful completion of environmental conditions testing for airborne equipment DO-160G brings the transceiver a step closer to airworthiness and Supplemental Type Certification STC.The true partnership between Global Eagle and Wavestream was evident in the joint engineering effort to bring about the DO-160G certification for Wavestreams high power AeroStream 40Ku transceiver said Bob Huffman Wavestreams General Manager. This achievement increases our already industry-leading reliability and performance in IFC transceivers and extends Wavestreams leadership in the Ku-band IFC business area which currently stands at 30 million flight hours and counting.The DO-160G certification of Wavestreams high-power AeroStream 40Ku transceiver extends Global Eagles lead in Ku-Band in-flight connectivity said Mike Pigott Executive Vice President Connectivity at Global Eagle We are pleased that Wavestream ensured that the unit is both backwards compatible with traditional modems and is future-proof to operate with the next generation of satellite modem technologies.
